gov.noaa.nodc:0118531 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2024-02-17T14:15:36Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Oceanographic profile temperature and salinity data using Nansen bottles and MBT aboard the HMS Hydra on 23 August 1972, off the island of New Britain (NCEI Accession 0118531) 2014-05-28 publication 2014-05-14 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0118531 NCEI Archive Management System 0118531 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher Luke Callcut Royal Australian Navy (RAN) luke.callcut@defence.gov.au resourceProvider Royal Australian Navy (RAN) resourceProvider Callcut, Luke Royal Australian Navy (RAN) luke.callcut@defence.gov.au author Royal Australian Navy author tableDigital Oceanographic profile temperature and salinity data from 5 Nansen bottle casts and 5 Mechanical Bathythermograph (MBT) casts taken by the UK Navy hydrographic survey ship HMS Hydra in Blanche Bay, near Rabaul off the island of New Britain on 23-08-1972. These casts are missing from the original cruise data in the global archives (cruise WOD13_GB024903). 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian HYDRA (call sign: GRGE, ICES code: 74HY, 1966-1986) platform ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Callcut, Luke; Royal Australian Navy (2014). Oceanographic profile temperature and salinity data using Nansen bottles and MBT aboard the HMS Hydra on 23 August 1972, off the island of New Britain (NCEI Accession 0118531). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0118531. Accessed [date]. Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. 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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian bathythermograph - MBT bathythermograph - MBT Mechanical BathyThermograph bottle bottle any type of water bottle sampling device Generic name for water collection device; usually used to determine temperature, salinity and provide water aliquots for measurement of a wide range of parameters; often referred to by a specific type of water sampling bottle, such as a Nansen or Niskin bottle. meteorological sensor meteorological sensor Any meteorological sensor, but also see specific instruments such as aerovane, anemometer, etc. HMS Hydra Updated information from ICES for the vessel HYDRA from UNITED KINGDOM. Name : HYDRA Flag : UNITED KINGDOM - GB (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : GRGE Title : HMS Platform Class : 39 Naval vessel Pennant : A144 Commissioned Date : 1966 Decommissioned Date : 1986 Built : 1966 Notes : WOD 5830. Survey vessel of the Royal Navy, sold to the Indonesian Navy in 1986 and renamed Dewa Kembar. Additional Information Sources: - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Hydra_(A144) General Comments: http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/GTSPP/document/codetbls/shipcode/name_H-K.html gives call sign GRGE for 74HY Hydra WOD 5830 has data from 1966-1989. Hydra was decommissioned in 1986. http://www.helis.com/database/unit/642/ gives call sign GRGE